Frans M. Olbrechts 1899-1958 : in search of art in Africa / edited by Constantine Petridis ; with contributions by Daniel P. Biebuyck ... [et al.] ; [translation from the Dutch, Lee Preedy].

By: Olbrechts, Frans M, 1899-1958
Contributor(s): Petridis, Constantine | Biebuyck, Daniel Prosper
Language: English Publisher: Antwerp : Antwerp Ethnographic Museum, 2001.Description: 327, [137]p. of col. plates : ill., maps, photos ; 29cm.ISBN: 77069011
Contents:
Olbrechts and African art / C. Petridis; Franz Boas's influence on the study of 'primitive art' / A. Jonaitis; The young Olbrechts in America / M. Holsbeke; Olbrechts and the study of ethnic art at Ghent University / H. Burssens; Olbrechts and the beginnings of professional anthropology in Belgium / D.P. Biebuyck; Olbrechts and the morphological approach to African sculptural art / C. Petridis; Olbrechts morphosemantic approach to 'the primitive work of art / W. van Damme; Congolese art in Antwerp / C.Petridis; The Nkanu and other Eastern Kongo Peoples lifted from the shadow of the Yaka / A. van Damme-Linseele; Masks in Kasayi / R. Ceyssens; Olbrechts and the expeditions to West Africa / A. Veirman; Pieter Jan Vandenhoute among the Dan and the Wè / E. Bruyninx; Albert Maesen and the study of Senufo art / A. Veirman; Epilogue / l. de Heusch.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Africa Oceania and the Americas Open Shelves KY [OLB-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available M44473
Book Book British Museum Royal Anthropological Institute Open Shelves KY [OLB-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available L73520
Total holds: 0

Book published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title, (which critiques two exhibitions organised by Olbrechts in the 1930s) held in the Antwerp Ethnographic Museum, from 7-12-01 to 31-03-02.

Bibliography: p. 310-324.

Olbrechts and African art / C. Petridis; Franz Boas's influence on the study of 'primitive art' / A. Jonaitis; The young Olbrechts in America / M. Holsbeke; Olbrechts and the study of ethnic art at Ghent University / H. Burssens; Olbrechts and the beginnings of professional anthropology in Belgium / D.P. Biebuyck; Olbrechts and the morphological approach to African sculptural art / C. Petridis; Olbrechts morphosemantic approach to 'the primitive work of art / W. van Damme; Congolese art in Antwerp / C.Petridis; The Nkanu and other Eastern Kongo Peoples lifted from the shadow of the Yaka / A. van Damme-Linseele; Masks in Kasayi / R. Ceyssens; Olbrechts and the expeditions to West Africa / A. Veirman; Pieter Jan Vandenhoute among the Dan and the Wè / E. Bruyninx; Albert Maesen and the study of Senufo art / A. Veirman; Epilogue / l. de Heusch.